Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Varanasi stands at 41.6%, better than the typical district. 35.9% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Varanasi, which ranks 8 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 65.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Varanasi are in the Varanasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Varanasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.